Category: Parshat Va’eira
Magicians, plagues and redemption In this class we examine how the Egyptian magicians play a role in redemption through the pledges. The Plagues of Egypt (Hebrew: מכות מצרים, Makot Mitzrayim), also called the ten...
The people of Israel achieved this supreme knowledge because they stood together: “… At Mount Sinai and heard “I am the Lord your G-d” from the Almighty himself. From that day on they knew...
We examine this week’s Torah portion to discover the power of slavery on a people. Through the lesson of Pharaoh, we will find that he became a slave to his ego and Hashem hardened his heart.
Our parshah of VA-EIRA opens with G-d’s answer to Moses. It contains a profound teaching about faith. G-d promises, and it is up to G-d to deliver! He can be relied upon absolutely to...
The dramatic story of the redemption of the enslaved people of Israel from their Egyptian masters takes up the first four portions of the book of Exodus. Of these, the second – our present...
Discover how one can become invisible to the Yetzer Hara. In this week’s Torah portion we discover an amazing lesson in humility.
The challenge of free choice We learn early on that humanity is given free choice from the creator. However there is a perplexing phrase given in this weeks Torah portion (Exodus 9:12). It said...